Analysis of Job Advertisements of Foreign Enterprises from the Perspective of Systemic Functional Linguistics

Abstract

As a special discourse, the job advertisement of foreign enterprises set a connection between employers and applicants and persuade applicants to apply for the position they have, so that they can choose the right person. Interpersonal function in systemic functional refers people use language to communicate with others, build and keep the relationships with others, or influence other people's behaviors and express their views about the world. This article will use the interpersonal function of Halliday's systemic functional linguistics to analyze the language of job advertisement of foreign enterprises. After that we can get a better understanding of job advertisement and identify the difference between the job advertisements of foreign enterprise and native enterprises.